School of Computing Science Simon Fraser University

1. School of Computing Science Simon Fraser University CMPT 371: Data Communications and Networking Instructor: Dr. Mohamed Hefeeda

2. Course Objectives • Understand principles of designing and operating computer networks, • Understand the structure and protocols of the largest network of networks (Internet), • Know how to implement network protocols and networked applications, and … • Have fun!

3. Course Info • Textbook •  Kurose and Rose, Computer Networking:  A top-down Approach Featuring the Internet, 4th edition, 2008 • Course web page http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/teaching/09/371/ Or access it from my web page: http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda

4. Grading • Homework: 25% • Several problem sets and programming projects • Midterm exam: 25% • Final exam: 50%

5. Topics • Introduction • Overview; Network types; Protocol layering; History of the Internet; Signals and Physical media  • Network Applications • Principles of network applications and protocols; Sample applications: HTTP, DNS; Socket programming • Transport Layer • Transport-layer services; Flow and congestion control; Internet transport protocols: UDP and TCP

6. Topics (cont’d) • Network Layer • Routing algorithms (e.g., OSPF, RIP, BGP); Forwarding and addressing in the Internet (IP); Router design • Link Layer and Local Area Networks • Contention resolution and multiple access protocols; Error detection and correction; Ethernet;  Bridges and switches • Wireless Networks or Multimedia Networking (time permits)

7. Chapter 1: Overview • Goal:Get a “feel” of the computer networking area • Approach:we use the Internet as example

8. Chapter 1: roadmap 1.1 What is the Internet? 1.2 Network edge 1.3 Network core 1.4 Network access and physical media 1.5 Internet structure and ISPs 1.6 Delay & loss in packet-switched networks 1.7 Protocol layers, service models

9. millions of connected computing devices: hosts = end systems running network apps communication links fiber, copper, radio, satellite transmission rate = bandwidth routers: forward packets (chunks of data) router workstation server mobile local ISP regional ISP company network What’s the Internet: “nuts and bolts” view

10. “Cool” Internet appliances Web-enabled toaster + weather forecaster IP picture frame http://www.ceiva.com/ World’s smallest web server http://www-ccs.cs.umass.edu/~shri/iPic.html Internet phones

11. protocolscontrol sending, receiving of msgs e.g., TCP, IP, HTTP, FTP, PPP Internet: “network of networks” loosely hierarchical public Internet versus private intranet Internet standards RFC: Request for comments IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force What’s the Internet: “nuts and bolts” view router workstation server mobile local ISP regional ISP company network

12. communication infrastructure enables distributed applications: Web, email, games, e-commerce, file sharing communication services provided to apps: Connectionless unreliable connection-oriented reliable What’s the Internet: A service view

13. human protocols: “what’s the time?” “I have a question” introductions … specific msgs sent … specific actions taken when msgs received, or other events network protocols: machines rather than humans all communication activity in Internet governed by protocols What’s a protocol? protocols define format, order of msgs sent and received among network entities, and actions taken on msg transmission, receipt

14. a human protocol and a computer network protocol: TCP connection response Get http://www.awl.com/kurose-ross Got the time? 2:00 <file> time What’s a protocol? Hi TCP connection request Hi

15. Chapter 1: roadmap 1.1 What is the Internet? 1.2 Network edge 1.3 Network core 1.4 Network access and physical media 1.5 Internet structure and ISPs 1.6 Delay & loss in packet-switched networks 1.7 Protocol layers, service models

16. network edge: applications and hosts network core: routers network of networks access networks, physical media: communication links A closer look at network structure

17. End systems (hosts): run application programs (e.g., email) at “edge of network” Two models client/server model client requests, receives service from server, e.g. web browser/server peer-to-peer model minimal (or no) use of dedicated servers e.g., Gnutella, BitTorrent, … Two services from network Connection-oriented Connectionless The network edge

18. Connection-oriented Prepare for data transfer ahead of time i.e., establish a connection  set up “state” in the two communicating hosts Usually comes with: reliability, flow and congestion control Internet: TCP—Transmission Control Protocol Connectionless No connection set up, simply send Faster, less overhead No reliability, flow control, or congestion control Internet: UDP—User Datagram Protocol Network edge: Services from Network Goal: Transfer data between end systems

19. Chapter 1: roadmap 1.1 What is the Internet? 1.2 Network edge 1.3 Network core 1.4 Network access and physical media 1.5 Internet structure and ISPs 1.6 Delay & loss in packet-switched networks 1.7 Protocol layers, service models

20. mesh of interconnected routers the fundamental question: how is data transferred through net? circuit switching: dedicated circuit per call: telephone net packet-switching: data sent thru net in discrete “chunks” The Network Core

21. End-end resources reserved for “call” link bandwidth, switch capacity dedicated resources: no sharing circuit-like (guaranteed) performance call setup required Network Core: Circuit Switching

22. network resources (e.g., bandwidth) divided into “pieces” pieces allocated to calls resource piece idle if not used by owning call no sharing dividing link bandwidth into “pieces” frequency division time division Network Core: Circuit Switching

23. Example: 4 users FDM frequency time TDM frequency time Circuit Switching: FDM and TDM

24. Numerical example • How long does it take to send a file of 640,000 bits from host A to host B over a circuit-switched network? • All links are 1.536 Mbps • Each link uses TDM with 24 slots/sec • 500 msec to establish end-to-end circuit Let’s work it out! • NOTE: 1 Kb = 1000 bits, not 210 bits!

25. each end-end data stream divided into packets packets from different users share network resources each packet uses full link bandwidth resources used as needed Bandwidth division into “pieces” Dedicated allocation Resource reservation Network Core: Packet Switching resource contention: • aggregate resource demand can exceed amount available • congestion: packets queue, wait for link use • store and forward: packets move one hop at a time • Node receives complete packet before forwarding

26. Sequence of A & B packets does not have fixed pattern, shared on demand  statistical multiplexing. TDM: each host gets same slot in revolving TDM frame. D E Packet Switching: Statistical Multiplexing 10 Mb/s Ethernet C A statistical multiplexing 1.5 Mb/s B queue of packets waiting for output link

27. 1 Mb/s link each user: 100 kb/s when “active” active 10% of time circuit-switching: 10 users packet switching: with 35 users, probability > 10 active less than .0004 Packet switching allows more users to use network! N users 1 Mbps link Packet switching versus circuit switching Q: how did we get the value 0.0004?

28. Advantages no call setup  simpler resource sharing (statistical multiplexing)  better resource utilization more users or faster transfer (a single user can use entire bw) Well suited for bursty traffic (typical) Disadvantages Congestion may occur  packet delay and loss need protocols to control congestion and ensure reliable data transfer Packet switching versus circuit switching

29. Goal: move packets through routers from source to destination we’ll study several path selection (i.e. routing) algorithms (chapter 4) datagram network: destination address in packet determines next hop routes may change during session analogy: driving, asking directions virtual circuit network: each packet carries tag (virtual circuit ID), tag determines next hop fixed path determined at call setup time, remains fixed thru call routers maintainper-call state Packet-switched networks: forwarding

30. Telecommunication networks Packet-switched networks Circuit-switched networks FDM TDM Datagram Networks Networks with VCs Network Taxonomy

31. Chapter 1: roadmap 1.1 What is the Internet? 1.2 Network edge 1.3 Network core 1.4 Network access and physical media 1.5 Internet structure and ISPs 1.6 Delay & loss in packet-switched networks 1.7 Protocol layers, service models

32. Q: How to connect end systems to edge router? residential access nets institutional access networks (school, company) mobile access networks Keep in mind: bandwidth (bits per second) of access network? shared or dedicated? Access networks and physical media

33. Dialup via modem up to 56Kbps direct access to router (often less) Can’t surf and phone at same time: can’t be “always on” Residential access: point to point access • ADSL: asymmetric digital subscriber line • up to 1 Mbps upstream (today typically < 256 kbps) • up to 8 Mbps downstream (today typically < 1 Mbps) • FDM: 50 kHz - 1 MHz for downstream 4 kHz - 50 kHz for upstream 0 kHz - 4 kHz for ordinary telephone

34. HFC: hybrid fiber coax asymmetric: up to 30Mbps downstream, 2 Mbps upstream network of cable and fiber attaches homes to ISP router homes share access to router deployment: available via cable TV companies Residential access: cable modems

35. Residential access: cable modems Diagram: http://www.cabledatacomnews.com/cmic/diagram.html

36. company/univ local area network (LAN) connects end system to edge router Ethernet: shared or dedicated link connects end system and router 10 Mbs, 100Mbps, Gigabit Ethernet LANs: chapter 5 Institutional access: local area networks

37. shared wireless access network connects end system to router via base station aka “access point” wireless LANs: 802.11b (WiFi): 11 Mbps wider-area wireless access provided by telco operator 3G ~ 384 kbps Will it happen?? WAP/GPRS in Europe router base station mobile hosts Wireless access networks

38. Typical home network components: ADSL or cable modem router/firewall/NAT Ethernet wireless access point wireless laptops to/from cable headend cable modem router/ firewall wireless access point Ethernet Home networks

39. Bit: propagates betweentransmitter/rcvr pairs physical link: what lies between transmitter & receiver guided media: signals propagate in solid media: copper, fiber, coax unguided media: signals propagate freely, e.g., radio Physical Media Physical Media Twisted Pair (TP) • two insulated copper wires • Category 3: traditional phone wires, 10 Mbps Ethernet • Category 5: 100Mbps Ethernet

40. Coaxial cable: two concentric copper conductors bidirectional baseband: single channel on cable legacy Ethernet broadband: multiple channels on cable HFC Physical Media: coax, fiber Fiber optic cable: • glass fiber carrying light pulses, each pulse a bit • high-speed operation: • high-speed point-to-point transmission (e.g., 10’s-100’s Gps) • low error rate: repeaters spaced far apart; immune to electromagnetic noise

41. signal carried in electromagnetic spectrum no physical “wire” bidirectional propagation & environment effects: reflection obstruction by objects Interference fading Physical media: radio Radio link types: • terrestrial microwave • e.g. up to 45 Mbps channels • LAN (e.g., Wifi) • 2Mbps, 11Mbps, 54 Mbps • wide-area (e.g., cellular) • e.g. 3G: hundreds of kbps • satellite • Kbps to 45Mbps channel (or multiple smaller channels) • 270 msec end-end delay • geosynchronous versus low altitude

42. Chapter 1: roadmap 1.1 What is the Internet? 1.2 Network edge 1.3 Network core 1.4 Network access and physical media 1.5 Internet structure and ISPs 1.6 Delay & loss in packet-switched networks 1.7 Protocol layers, service models

43. roughly hierarchical at center: “tier-1” ISPs (e.g., MCI, Sprint, AT&T, Cable and Wireless), national/international coverage treat each other as equals NAP Tier-1 providers also interconnect at public network access points (NAPs) Tier-1 providers interconnect (peer) privately Internet structure: network of networks Tier 1 ISP Tier 1 ISP Tier 1 ISP

44. POP: point-of-presence to/from backbone peering … …. … … … to/from customers Tier-1 ISP: e.g., Sprint Introduction

45. “Tier-2” ISPs: smaller (often regional) ISPs Connect to one or more tier-1 ISPs, possibly other tier-2 ISPs NAP Tier-2 ISPs also peer privately with each other, interconnect at NAP Tier-2 ISP pays tier-1 ISP for connectivity to rest of Internet Tier-2 ISP is customer of tier-1 provider Tier-2 ISP Tier-2 ISP Tier-2 ISP Tier-2 ISP Tier-2 ISP Internet structure: Tier-2 ISPs Tier 1 ISP Tier 1 ISP Tier 1 ISP

46. “Tier-3” ISPs and local ISPs last hop (“access”) network (closest to end systems) Tier 3 ISP local ISP local ISP local ISP local ISP local ISP local ISP local ISP local ISP NAP Local and tier- 3 ISPs are customers of higher tier ISPs connecting them to rest of Internet Tier-2 ISP Tier-2 ISP Tier-2 ISP Tier-2 ISP Tier-2 ISP Internet structure: Tier-3 ISPs Tier 1 ISP Tier 1 ISP Tier 1 ISP

47. a packet passes through many networks! Tier 3 ISP local ISP local ISP local ISP local ISP local ISP local ISP local ISP local ISP NAP Tier-2 ISP Tier-2 ISP Tier-2 ISP Tier-2 ISP Tier-2 ISP Internet structure: packet journey Tier 1 ISP Tier 1 ISP Tier 1 ISP

48. A snapshot of the Internet in 1999 showing major ISPs

49. Chapter 1: roadmap 1.1 What is the Internet? 1.2 Network edge 1.3 Network core 1.4 Network access and physical media 1.5 Internet structure and ISPs 1.6 Delay & loss in packet-switched networks 1.7 Protocol layers, service models

50. packets queue in router buffers packet arrival rate to link exceeds output link capacity packets queue, wait for turn packet being transmitted (delay) packet queueing (delay) free (available) buffers: arriving packets dropped (loss) if no free buffers How do loss and delay occur? A B